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Haut-Marais, Paris

A taste of ‘The New Paris’

Follow insider Lindsey Tramuta through the streets of North Marais on this treat of a tour.

Your sweet tooth will thank its lucky stars for Lindsey’s neighbourhood knowledge as you stop at some of the area’s most on-trend chocolatiers, bakeries and cafés. You’ll learn about Paris’s attitude to food and drink and how food-centric local businesses are evolving in the city.

Your insider

Lindsey Tramuta

Author and journalist

Philadelphia born and raised, insider Lindsey Tramuta is a fast-talking – both in English and French – East-coaster who’s lived in Paris for more than a decade. She covers food, lifestyle trends and travel topics on her blog Lost in Cheeseland and writes for The New York Times, Condé Nast Traveler, Afar, Fortune, Food & Wine, Travel & Leisure and more. Her bestselling book The New Paris looks at key changes in the City of Light over the last decade.

Satisfy your sweet tooth on this tour of the city’s most on-trend pastry- and coffee-loving neighbourhood.

You’ll meet Lindsey Tramuta outside a vegan food store and juice bar before sauntering to Jacques Genin’s flagship boutique and tea salon to discuss his impact on the French chocolate and pastry scene. Wind your way through the narrow streets of North Marais to the Carreau du Temple and learn about the explosion of pastry arts on and around the Rue de Bretagne. Wrap up your delectable experience with a drink at a food-industry–favourite watering hole.

What you'll sample

You’ll sample chocolates, pastries, traditional French sablés, chunky tablettes of cocoa, tarts, cakes, chocolates, ice cream and, of course, macarons. You’ll take a coffee break at one of the city’s leading craft coffee roasters, sampling a coffee flight, and top off your tour with a glass of wine or craft beer at a neighbourhood haunt.

Experience location

You will be meeting Lindsey Tramuta at a neighbourhood juice bar; we’ll send you the details in your confirmation.